Witness History Episodes Available now
The Murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero
The outspoken cleric from El Salvador killed at the altar by a right-wing death squad.
The Death of King Faisal
King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew in March 1975
Ayn Rand
The Russian-American philosopher whose novels praising capitalism sold in the millions.
Mass Deportations From Soviet Estonia
In 1949, Moscow arranged the deportation of tens of thousands of Estonians to Siberia.
Submarine Warfare in WW1
The underwater vessels were first used widely in the First World War
An Assassination in Colombia
The murder of left-wing opposition politician Bernardo Jaramillo in March 1990.
Kolkata Sex Workers.
In March 2001 thousands of Indian prostitutes united to fight for their rights.
The Germans Occupy Prague
In March 1939, German troops occupied Prague; hear the story of one young boy who escaped
The Russian Empire in Colour
Photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii took the first colour photographs of Russia
The First Russian Revolution of 1917
In March 1917 Tsar Nicholas II abdicated ending centuries of autocratic rule in Russia
